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gwen tolbart, a lot of us hoping to start off the week with much the same. what do you say? >> we've got some sunshine for people. things will take a change during the course of the week. today's highs were not bad, pretty close to seasonal and to a little above, 7 to 8 degrees above seasonal, right now we're 75 degrees and 72 at annapolis and 71 degrees at dulles. so for tonight we are talking mostly some cloudy skies, light winds, 63 degrees your overnight low, winds from the west switching northwest and we're also going to have a really good luck and an update on what's happening with hurricane igor and tropical storm julia because we've got some changes coming up in our forecast as well and they just might be a factor in that. i'll have the details coming up a bit later. back to you. >>> the redskins were trying to do something they hadn't done in three years, start season 2- 0 and of after last year's 4-12 record that would be a major improvement to say the least. sports director dave feldman on deck with the low down on today's roller coaster ride. it went into overtim
gwen tolbart, a lot of us hoping to start off the week with much the same. what do you say? >> we've got some sunshine for people. things will take a change during the course of the week. today's highs were not bad, pretty close to seasonal and to a little above, 7 to 8 degrees above seasonal, right now we're 75 degrees and 72 at annapolis and 71 degrees at dulles. so for tonight we are talking mostly some cloudy skies, light winds, 63 degrees your overnight low, winds from the west...
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once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. this week's primary results show that several things we've come to expect. insiders are struggling, outsiders attractive. but money, it turns out, cannot always buy you love or power. in alaska, republican senator lisa murkowski's career is still up in the air. in arizona, gop senator john mccain spent $20 million to save his. and in florida, which always manages to have the most interesting elections, hospital executive rick scott spent $39 million and won the gop's gubernatorial nod while democratic congressman kendrick meek was able to beat back another outsider's $50 million to win his party's senate nomination. but november brings a brand-new fight. what do we make of all of this? let's start, karen, with alaska. >> well, alaska was a big surprise, probably the biggest surprise of this election year so far and no one was more surprised than lisa murkowski, the senior senator from alaska, who thought -- and everyone else thought -- that she was going to cruise to a pretty easy pri
once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. this week's primary results show that several things we've come to expect. insiders are struggling, outsiders attractive. but money, it turns out, cannot always buy you love or power. in alaska, republican senator lisa murkowski's career is still up in the air. in arizona, gop senator john mccain spent $20 million to save his. and in florida, which always manages to have the most interesting elections, hospital executive...
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i'm michele norris sitting in for gwen ifill this week. questions of leadership, law, and presidential ambition tonight on "washington week." a thanksgiving week break makes way for a full plate ahead. for the president, there are big challenges at home. >> in the coming days it's so important, in the coming months it's so important that democrats and republicans work together. the election's over. we've got to find places where we can agree. michele: and challenges abroad. >> it is important for the american people to remember that afghanistan is not just an american battle. michele: for the g.o.p., is the republican with the most name recognition serious about running in 2012? >> if you ran for president, could you beat barack obama? >> i believe so. michele: and the supreme court, with a new justice on the bench, prepares to chew on several weighty issues, including immigration and benefits for returning veterans. covering these stories, peter baker of the "new york times," john dickerson of "slate magazine" and cbs news, and joan bisku
i'm michele norris sitting in for gwen ifill this week. questions of leadership, law, and presidential ambition tonight on "washington week." a thanksgiving week break makes way for a full plate ahead. for the president, there are big challenges at home. >> in the coming days it's so important, in the coming months it's so important that democrats and republicans work together. the election's over. we've got to find places where we can agree. michele: and challenges abroad....
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and gwen is tracking things for us. >> and the clouds in full force outside. let's get right to it with a look at radar because some of you are seeing a few light showers over neighborhoods right now and we have a frontal and low pressure system responsible for this. so we're going to keep close eye on the skies today as well. and a look at true view shows you the rainfall -- the heavier stuff, the swoth is heading north of us. and we are set up today for a chance of thunderstorms and we'll have to watch that closely to see how strong they could possibly get into the course of the day. as we go to our weather maps then, temperature wise in the mid to upper 70s pretty much everywhere. 78 at d.c. 75 at dulles, 76 at baltimore. keeping an eye on tropics. tropical depression 6 has formed. winds at 35 miles per hour sustained and south of the cape verde islands. today a chance of showers and thunderstorms. our high of 85 degrees. not a very comfortable day because we have high humidity with all of this as well. so be aware of that. and you want to keep an eye to th
and gwen is tracking things for us. >> and the clouds in full force outside. let's get right to it with a look at radar because some of you are seeing a few light showers over neighborhoods right now and we have a frontal and low pressure system responsible for this. so we're going to keep close eye on the skies today as well. and a look at true view shows you the rainfall -- the heavier stuff, the swoth is heading north of us. and we are set up today for a chance of thunderstorms and...
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i think we've had quite enough, gwen. >> i know. it's like every two weeks or so we're having major storms. the weather patterns are crazy. we've had good days if between. >> but now it seems like when you have a good day you worry about what is coming next. >> we had it good yesterday and now worry about today. that's exactly right. let's take a look outside. we don't have any sunshine. cloudy, overcast skies. it looks like our camera is a little fogged up there as well. but some of you are still seeing some rain showers this morning that have moved through and it's not over yet. so we'll get to it and let you know what you can expect. you can't see too much out there right now with that camera shot. so to our weather headlines and we put everything altogether for you. today being a lit bit on the unsettled side so clouds and showers. i can't give you much on the sunshine front today at all. there won't be much of that. humidity is on the rise and starting to increase. that's another factor to deal with. unsettled day as head in th
i think we've had quite enough, gwen. >> i know. it's like every two weeks or so we're having major storms. the weather patterns are crazy. we've had good days if between. >> but now it seems like when you have a good day you worry about what is coming next. >> we had it good yesterday and now worry about today. that's exactly right. let's take a look outside. we don't have any sunshine. cloudy, overcast skies. it looks like our camera is a little fogged up there as well. but...
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gwen tolbert is down in the weather center tracking things for us. >> hi, melanie. we've had a stellar weekend. and hopefully people did get out to enjoy it. and today we'll do well also. let's begin with a look at where we hit temperatures. we were right on the mark for national airport, 79 degrees, where we should be. 79 for dulles and 76 at bwi. as far as sky conditions are concerned, they are fairly clear. here is a look at the current temperatures. a cool start to the morning. just feeling the little tiny pinch of fall weather. 55 degrees at gaithersburg this hour. 63 at washington and national airport. 59 at baltimore. 57 in dulles and 54 to the west in winchester. and speaking of igor, a huge storm. 190 miles south of bermuda, it's a dangerous storm, expected to pass over the island of bermuda into tonight. maximum sustained winds are at 85 miles per hour with higher gusts and it is expected to leave anywhere from 6-9 inches of rainfall and also you mentioned the wave heights and coastal areas are going to be effected by the strong storm surge so we'll have m
gwen tolbert is down in the weather center tracking things for us. >> hi, melanie. we've had a stellar weekend. and hopefully people did get out to enjoy it. and today we'll do well also. let's begin with a look at where we hit temperatures. we were right on the mark for national airport, 79 degrees, where we should be. 79 for dulles and 76 at bwi. as far as sky conditions are concerned, they are fairly clear. here is a look at the current temperatures. a cool start to the morning. just...
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gwen: as the campaign enters its final weekend, it's all over but the shouting and the voting. what's going to happen tuesday? we'll give you our best reporting, tonight on "washington week." >> i've been called a liar, i've been called a whore, i've been called a nazi by the brown campaign. >> i was careless and i misstated part of my military record. i learned a painful lesson. >> reid, it's clear whose side he's on, and it's not yours. >> immigration is all my fault, and then she attacks my credibility, my honesty. gwen: a last-minute avalanche of accusations and anger, as republicans build up a head of steam. >> my opponent is not a witch. but she sure has con
gwen: as the campaign enters its final weekend, it's all over but the shouting and the voting. what's going to happen tuesday? we'll give you our best reporting, tonight on "washington week." >> i've been called a liar, i've been called a whore, i've been called a nazi by the brown campaign. >> i was careless and i misstated part of my military record. i learned a painful lesson. >> reid, it's clear whose side he's on, and it's not yours. >> immigration is all...
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let's check in with gwen tolbart at the wet center. we needed that rain, right? gwen? >> reporter: we definitely needed that rain, maureen. it put a little bit of a dent in the deficit for us. let's take a look he at the satellite rain composite and show you the rain that moved through today. and behind it all mainly just some cloudy skies across the area. a little bit of a clearing trend as we move into the overnight hours. look at what we are keeping a close eye on. it is a huge large powerful hurricane just churning its way through. this is hurricane igor which from this morning, into the course of this afternoon, went from a category one to a category four hurricane. unbelievable. this thing has got a huge impact with it. and temperature-wise right now, we are actually into the 6 40s pretty much everywhere. pretty comfortable outside. cool into the overnight hours. talking some partly cloudy skies. into the overnight see some patchy fog up to 60 degrees for the overnight low. look at the full forecast for you and that five day. we will take a little closer look at
let's check in with gwen tolbart at the wet center. we needed that rain, right? gwen? >> reporter: we definitely needed that rain, maureen. it put a little bit of a dent in the deficit for us. let's take a look he at the satellite rain composite and show you the rain that moved through today. and behind it all mainly just some cloudy skies across the area. a little bit of a clearing trend as we move into the overnight hours. look at what we are keeping a close eye on. it is a huge large...
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he will tonight gwen the marlins. we'll tell you what the nats think about his return when 9sports returns. [ male announcer ] there are many vehicles that claim to be just as capable off-road as the jeep grand cherokee. but without triple-sealed doors, a raised air-intake system, or even a watertight drivetrain, just how far off-road are they talking about? ♪ >>> and now 9sports, the best sports in town. >> you know there aren't many reasons to leave your nice air- conditioned living room, but the chance to see the return of steven strasburg in person is worth dealing with the heat. strasburg was activated from the disabled list this afternoon. he will make his first start in over two weeks tonight against the marlins. strasburg went on the dl on july 21 with inflammation in his shoulder. the nats are 6-5 since steven went on the dl. no doubt his presence brings a lot of energy to this team. >> you know, the atmosphere can be awesome. every time he pitches, pull up the stadium and it's an electric atmosphere. >> it
he will tonight gwen the marlins. we'll tell you what the nats think about his return when 9sports returns. [ male announcer ] there are many vehicles that claim to be just as capable off-road as the jeep grand cherokee. but without triple-sealed doors, a raised air-intake system, or even a watertight drivetrain, just how far off-road are they talking about? ♪ >>> and now 9sports, the best sports in town. >> you know there aren't many reasons to leave your nice air- conditioned...
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back to you. >>> gwen, thank you so much. we'll be right back after the break. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, oh it sfalling in love with the most personalized most customized piece of furniture you will ever own get that one piece right and the rest of the room will just fall in to place it starts with you introducing yourself to the world of ethan allen see your ethan allen design center today for two beautiful ways to save >>> a health alert on what is being called a super tomato. italians have come up with a hybrid that could block cancer. it shows a emblem that looks like a heart. >>> and america needs m
back to you. >>> gwen, thank you so much. we'll be right back after the break. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel, the one kids want to eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza...
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i'm gwen ifill. the death toll topped 700 after one of the world's most powerful earthquakes hit chile on saturday. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, aftershocks continue to rock the country. we get the latest from santiago and look at how this quake differs from the one that struck haiti in january. >> ifill: then, jeffrey brown examines the deal by insurance giant a.i.g. to sell its asia unit to a british company and repay some of what it owes the u.s. government. >> woodruff: tom bearden reports on colorado's budget troubles and the state's homeless. >> if we see more and more people in the shelters and on the streets, more people who are denied access to the health and the mental health services that they need, there's no escaping the fact that there will be more people dying on the streets of our country. >> ifill: an appeal heard and another dismissed at the supreme court today. margaret warner gets the story from marcia coyle of the "national law journal." >> woodruf
i'm gwen ifill. the death toll topped 700 after one of the world's most powerful earthquakes hit chile on saturday. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, aftershocks continue to rock the country. we get the latest from santiago and look at how this quake differs from the one that struck haiti in january. >> ifill: then, jeffrey brown examines the deal by insurance giant a.i.g. to sell its asia unit to a british company and repay some of what it owes the u.s....
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well, let's check in with gwen tolbart live in the weather center with your first forecast. >> reporter: yes, there is a warm-up in the forecast. now, it's all relative. i said this last night. so don't expect anything major in terms of the rise in the temperatures. but let's take a look at where we struggled to get to today. just above the freezing mark. and just at the freezing mark. 32 degrees at national airport. i should say at the freezing mark and just below. 31 at dulles and 31 degrees at baltimore. well, it is cold outside tonight. if you are heading out anywhere for the evening, really bundle up. 26 degrees right now at national airport. we've got 22 at baltimore. 24 at dulles. 21 at frederick. we've got windchills to talk about as well. here's a look at what it actually feels like if you step outside. it feels like it's only 17 degrees right now at national airport. take a look at 9 degrees a little bit to the north of us in gaithersburg. so you can see the windchills are definitely a major factor again tonight as they have been the last couple of nights. you have to take thi
well, let's check in with gwen tolbart live in the weather center with your first forecast. >> reporter: yes, there is a warm-up in the forecast. now, it's all relative. i said this last night. so don't expect anything major in terms of the rise in the temperatures. but let's take a look at where we struggled to get to today. just above the freezing mark. and just at the freezing mark. 32 degrees at national airport. i should say at the freezing mark and just below. 31 at dulles and 31...
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i'm gwen ifill. the house of representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare august special session. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the congressional debate, which focused on public sector jobs, government spending, and election-year politics. >> ifill: then, analysts winslow wheeler and thomas donnelly assess defense secretary gates' plan to slash military spending. >> brown: the first in a series of reports from spencer michels on cyber security. tonight: the safety of the nation's wired infrastructure. >> if you do something in the cyber domain something happens in physical space. this is not just a video game. >> ifill: political editor david chalian on embattled new york democrat charles rangel's unusual and emotional self- defense on the house floor today. >> brown: and we take up the fight over whether an islamic community center, including a mosque, should be built just blocks from the world trade center site. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshou
i'm gwen ifill. the house of representatives passed a $26 billion jobs bill in a rare august special session. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, the congressional debate, which focused on public sector jobs, government spending, and election-year politics. >> ifill: then, analysts winslow wheeler and thomas donnelly assess defense secretary gates' plan to slash military spending. >> brown: the first in a series of reports from spencer michels on cyber...
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. >> ifill: i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight we'll have the latest results and reporting from our entire newshour team. including mark shields and david brooks, david chalian and stewart rothenberg, updates from republican headquarters and senator reed's headquarters in nevada plus field reports from our pbs colleagues in key states. >> lehrer: all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the polls have now closed in 39 states. republicans have scored some gains but not a blow-out yet. that's based on projections by the associated press. the republicans need 39 seats to take control of the house. ten to win a majority in the senate. our overview shows that so far republicans have picked up two democratic senate seats in indiana a
. >> ifill: i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight we'll have the latest results and reporting from our entire newshour team. including mark shields and david brooks, david chalian and stewart rothenberg, updates from republican headquarters and senator reed's headquarters in nevada plus field reports from our pbs colleagues in key states. >> lehrer: all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these...
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i'm gwen ifill. b.p. ramped up its oil collection efforts today, siphoning nearly a half million gallons per day from the damaged well. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, with hundreds of thousands of oily patches in the gulf, and tar balls on the shore, we look at cleanup efforts likely to stretch into the fall and beyond. >> ifill: then, as two new jersey men are accused of plotting violence with suspected terrorists in somalia, we look at home-grown conspiracy. >> this is a very real danger. it's one of the department of justice and our law enforcement partners take very seriously. >> brown: ray suarez gets a mostly "good news" update about cancer treatments, unveiled at a meeting of specialists in chicago. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro reports on a housing program in kenya, helping the very poor escape nairobi's slums. >> to houses like that, that are cheerful and airy with bathrooms. to me it was almost a sign of you just got to keep going. >> brown: and judy woodruff previews t
i'm gwen ifill. b.p. ramped up its oil collection efforts today, siphoning nearly a half million gallons per day from the damaged well. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, with hundreds of thousands of oily patches in the gulf, and tar balls on the shore, we look at cleanup efforts likely to stretch into the fall and beyond. >> ifill: then, as two new jersey men are accused of plotting violence with suspected terrorists in somalia, we look at home-grown...
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i'm gwen ifill. afghan authorities said today it was too early to judge the outcome or the legitimacy of this weekend's parliamentary elections. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, election observer scott worden in kabul has the details about reports of widespread fraud at the polls. >> ifill: then we talk with admiral thad allen about the permanent sealing of the blown out oil well in the gulf of mexico. >> brown: margaret warner runs a debate on whether the f.d.a. should allow the sale of genetically modified salmon for human consumption. >> ifill: judy woodruff looks at the political power of sarah palin, with reporters libby casey of alaska public radio and jeff zeleny of the "new york times." anybody spots new tennis shoes the headline is going to be, vanity fair, they're going to say palin in iowa decides to run. >> brown: and ray suarez talks with angela kocherga of belo television on the latest killing of a journalist in the mexican drug wars. >> ifill: that's all ahead
i'm gwen ifill. afghan authorities said today it was too early to judge the outcome or the legitimacy of this weekend's parliamentary elections. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, election observer scott worden in kabul has the details about reports of widespread fraud at the polls. >> ifill: then we talk with admiral thad allen about the permanent sealing of the blown out oil well in the gulf of mexico. >> brown: margaret warner runs a debate on whether...
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. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill on the "newshour" tonight. in iraq, margaret warner interviews top general raymond odierno, about what happens next after the u.s. scales back combat operations. >> i think we have a vested interest here. that doesn't mean necessarily we'll have thousands of troops on the ground. it might mean we have to stay invested economically and politically. >> lehrer: then, "newshour" political editor david chalian assesses the winners and the losers in yesterday's primary elections. >> ifill: we take a two-part look at the latest in mexico's bloody drug wars with journalist ana paula ordorica and security analyst eric olson. >> lehrer: and "global post" correspondent yoan grillo reports on how the mexican media is handling the story. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff gets up close and personal with an ultra light car that promises to get 100 miles per gallon. >> we can be sure this idea is too good and too right and works too well. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has b
. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill on the "newshour" tonight. in iraq, margaret warner interviews top general raymond odierno, about what happens next after the u.s. scales back combat operations. >> i think we have a vested interest here. that doesn't mean necessarily we'll have thousands of troops on the ground. it might mean we have to stay invested economically and politically. >> lehrer: then, "newshour" political editor david chalian assesses the winners...
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gwen as long as they just celebrating we're going to leave them alone. we're here obviously. if you see the crowd is getting out of hand and property damage and assaulting people that is the not case right now. >> reporter: now news chopper 2 was able to capture party goers from above. people everywhere enjoying the giants world series win in the city. we checked in with the police department. we're still waiting to hear an official word of arrests. lots of vandalism was reported in the mission near the site we showed you at 22nd and mission and of course at 22nd and valencia. we're still waiting to hear back from the department to get an official count. reporting live jade hernandez. >> hopefully everything will be peaceful and fun when the giants hold their victory parade in san francisco tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.. we do have details on our website ktvu.com. you will also find video there, your fan photos, and a whole section dedicated to the giants. >>> some pretty scary moments in concord. that's where a man with a semiautomatic handgun robbed a busy restaurant. it happened
gwen as long as they just celebrating we're going to leave them alone. we're here obviously. if you see the crowd is getting out of hand and property damage and assaulting people that is the not case right now. >> reporter: now news chopper 2 was able to capture party goers from above. people everywhere enjoying the giants world series win in the city. we checked in with the police department. we're still waiting to hear an official word of arrests. lots of vandalism was reported in the...
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gwen ifill blogs about unconventional wisdom and the results of this week's primaries. and ray suarez has a post on what hosting the world cup means for south africa's place on the world stage. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> good evening and thank you for joining us for the "pbs newshour." i'm paul anthony with lyn may and we're taking just a few minutes to ask you to do something very imp
gwen ifill blogs about unconventional wisdom and the results of this week's primaries. and ray suarez has a post on what hosting the world cup means for south africa's place on the world stage. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday...
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we have gwen joining us. caller: good morning, steve, how are you. host: i am great. caller: happy new year. i am calling as an african-american woman, i want to make a comment. i think that senator reid's comment is onpoint. some people donxunderstand what he is saying. i understand where he is coming from. and that's why the african-american community jumps on his side. because we understand why he is where he's coming from. i do not want o-any republican any other person in america to make this racial, because it's not. what he is saying is so true. and the other point is on the book that anne kornblut wrote, in alabama, we have one female and several gentlemen running for mayor, we have an election on 19th of february. the female came in because of [inaudible], but did you know that she lost the two gentlemen. and i think it's women will not vote for another woman. we have to get away from this issue that a man can win in everything. women have to embrace this politics. host: thank you, gwen. thew>i director says that it wa poor prey craft in afghanistan of the
we have gwen joining us. caller: good morning, steve, how are you. host: i am great. caller: happy new year. i am calling as an african-american woman, i want to make a comment. i think that senator reid's comment is onpoint. some people donxunderstand what he is saying. i understand where he is coming from. and that's why the african-american community jumps on his side. because we understand why he is where he's coming from. i do not want o-any republican any other person in america to...
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these two guys didn't like this law, they campaigned gwen it, they do happen to be doctors, so perhaps their judgment is more credible than the average senator, but, you know, they've never liked the law, so are we supposed to look at this with our, you know, partisan doubt glasses on? eric: why not? here's the document, t 27 pages. i've read it. here's what they came up with, i agree we them. and these are doctors, again. they're republican senators, but they are doctors. they found, megyn, that costs are skyrocketing right now. that means -- and there are groups that agree with them that say up to 14% higher, the premiums have gone up in the year or the little bit -- about 200 days since the health care bill was signed. jobs are going down, today estimate 800,000 jobs we're going to lose because of what they found in the pages, but here's the one that stood out in my mind. this cost, the cost of this bill was based on saving $530 billion in medicare cuts, in cuts to medicare, finding loopholes, cutting fraud, waste and abuse. that means $530 billion has to be cut from medicare for th
these two guys didn't like this law, they campaigned gwen it, they do happen to be doctors, so perhaps their judgment is more credible than the average senator, but, you know, they've never liked the law, so are we supposed to look at this with our, you know, partisan doubt glasses on? eric: why not? here's the document, t 27 pages. i've read it. here's what they came up with, i agree we them. and these are doctors, again. they're republican senators, but they are doctors. they found, megyn,...
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attracted mega stars like julia roberts, james taylor, gwen stefani, john tra vofvolta chris rock points out the most powerful leader we've been listening to was in attendance. take a listen. >> i walk in this room and it's just an amazing feeling to look up and see the most powerful person in the world, and right next to her -- barack obama. he didn't get hear job. she got him a job. >> you got the joke there, right? oprah was one of five honorees at last night's event hosted by the president and first lady obama. paul mccartney was toasted too along with composer jerry herman, bill t. jones and country icon merle haggard, all celebrated for their lifetime of cultural contributions. cnn caught up with oprah on the red carpet and asked if she has any advice for the next oprah as she wraps up her final season this year. listen to what she says. >> the only advice is to be yourself, because all of life is about becoming more of who you are, and you can be you better than you can be anybody else. i started out pretending to be barbara walters and figured out i could be a better oprah. so my
attracted mega stars like julia roberts, james taylor, gwen stefani, john tra vofvolta chris rock points out the most powerful leader we've been listening to was in attendance. take a listen. >> i walk in this room and it's just an amazing feeling to look up and see the most powerful person in the world, and right next to her -- barack obama. he didn't get hear job. she got him a job. >> you got the joke there, right? oprah was one of five honorees at last night's event hosted by...
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conyers: i'm pleased to recognize our colleague gwen moore from wisconsin. i yield her one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is yielded one minute. ms. moore: dr. dorothy height gave not only her height but her long-term breadth and depth and length of service to the civil rights movement, to gender equality. mother to no children, wife to no one, she was queen mother and nurturer and lover of the civil rights movement through seven decades of advocacy. although she was a queen, she treated each one she encountered with equity and it was my privilege to bow down to her each time i encountered her. thank god for the life of dr. dorothy height. thank god for her life and legacy and may her life be more than a memory, but a compelling force to press on for the unfinished work of the civil rights and gender equality movement. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: i'm pleased to recog
conyers: i'm pleased to recognize our colleague gwen moore from wisconsin. i yield her one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is yielded one minute. ms. moore: dr. dorothy height gave not only her height but her long-term breadth and depth and length of service to the civil rights movement, to gender equality. mother to no children, wife to no one, she was queen mother and nurturer and lover of the civil rights movement through seven decades of advocacy. although she was a queen,...
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you're a democrat, gwen had. >> caller: i was wondering is there any possibility of any current u.s. property becoming states? >> guest: you mean the territories? >> caller: territories, yes. >> host: go ahead. >> guest: the one of course -- go ahead. >> host: the one we are talking about now was puerto rico. right now there is a bill before the senate. it is that the house that we give puerto rico the opportunity to vote on their status. the first stage would be they would vote if they like their current situation and they say no and the next stage would be a vote that would let them pick from a variety of options including statehood or keeping the current status or becoming a separate country and there are four options and puerto rico is an interesting case. utter has generally been in our history of this deal and the deal is if you are a territory that eventually in time to become a state or you get to become a separate country and we set you free so in the case of the philippines for example evin jolie there was talk about making philippines a state but eventually we decide the b
you're a democrat, gwen had. >> caller: i was wondering is there any possibility of any current u.s. property becoming states? >> guest: you mean the territories? >> caller: territories, yes. >> host: go ahead. >> guest: the one of course -- go ahead. >> host: the one we are talking about now was puerto rico. right now there is a bill before the senate. it is that the house that we give puerto rico the opportunity to vote on their status. the first stage...
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courageous and manly man to pull off a seersucker and i applaud you and i have to tell you something, gwen martyr, who does a great job at wardrobe, she bought this for him, i went up to her yesterday getting some clothes and she said, you look so much like alisyn camerota today. i said, that is the biggest insult for alisyn. i almost wore that dress. so thank goodness we were on the same page. >> brian: i think i have two beautiful women next to me. how do you feel, steve? >> steve: yes. >> poor alisyn. >> steve: let's talk about the mosque. i saw you doing the bill o'reilly show last night. why is it, and you talked about how the polls show that the majority of americans don't want it. >> 72%. >> steve: the critics of the people there refer to them as bigots. >> no one is saying they don't have is a right to build it. that's a red herring argument. most of the country agrees, overwhelming percentage agrees with that. there are outstanding questions about the facts surrounding this mosque, about the founders of this project, about the financing of this project, their past statements. >> s
courageous and manly man to pull off a seersucker and i applaud you and i have to tell you something, gwen martyr, who does a great job at wardrobe, she bought this for him, i went up to her yesterday getting some clothes and she said, you look so much like alisyn camerota today. i said, that is the biggest insult for alisyn. i almost wore that dress. so thank goodness we were on the same page. >> brian: i think i have two beautiful women next to me. how do you feel, steve? >>...
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>> oaty says it was either you or infomercial reruns gwen. >> i'd go infomercial reruns. the consensus in this room, favorite infomercial, favorite hawaii chair? you can sit at work in the office and it works in sashlg for you, working in abs. >> i'm going to get one. emily says i had good intentions of getting up early to grade history exams, but was lured away by the horse in the car. >> here it is, the kansas family cruising down the family. look, there's a dog in the back of the car. that's a beautiful dog. oh, my god, it's a horse. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> good morning. good morning. it's wednesday, november 17, welcome to "morning joe." >> it's ridiculous. with us onset, mike barnicle and donny deutsch here. and what -- >> what is that? >> what's wrong with you? seriously. >> what do you mean? >> what do you mean? i don't know if that's going to work out well for that lady. >> i know. >> smart lady. >> is she? >> yeah. >> many times in business, very sharp. >> i wake up this morning to all these e-mails sending me the "huffinigton post" screaming headline
>> oaty says it was either you or infomercial reruns gwen. >> i'd go infomercial reruns. the consensus in this room, favorite infomercial, favorite hawaii chair? you can sit at work in the office and it works in sashlg for you, working in abs. >> i'm going to get one. emily says i had good intentions of getting up early to grade history exams, but was lured away by the horse in the car. >> here it is, the kansas family cruising down the family. look, there's a dog in the...